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Show I m. g B TifTTTTi j ' Thumbtack Your Draperies H LJJ 1 1 1 1 to a Board. f HPO GIVE draperies the smartly C-- (SgZ tailored effect obtained by the (& professional decorator, a valance l'' v board must be used. A straight J yf S one by two inch board will be needed. A small finishing nail in ; the top of the window casing near 'm' i each end and screw eyes placed ' , near the top of the back of the ' : valance board will hold it in place IN I 1 HPO GIVE draperies the smartly tailored effect obtained by the professional decorator, a valance board must be used. A straight one by two inch board will be needed. A small finishing nail in the top of the window casing near each end and screw eyes placed near the top of the back of the valance board will hold it in place as shown at A. Both side drapes and valance may be thumbtacked to the board and then be quickly hung all at once by hooking the screw eyes over the finishing nails. Think of the advantage on cleaning day! Just lift board and all off the nails and take outside for dusting. Tack the side drapes to the board first as at B, arranging fullness full-ness in fiat pleats. In making the valance, allow enough material to fold around the ends of the board as at C; then tack it along the top, stretching it' just enough so that it is perfectly smooth. The valance shown here is made of glazed chintz and matches the glazed chintz border that faces the edges of the side drapes. The glass curtains may be hung just inside the window frame or to the bottom of the valance board. Every Homemaker should have a copy of Mrs. Spears' new book, SEWING. Forty-eight pages of step-by-step directions for making slipcovers and dressing tables; restoring and upholstering chairs, couches; making curtains for every ev-ery type of room and purpose. Making lampshades, rugs, ottomans otto-mans and other useful articles for the home. Readers wishing a copy should send name and address, enclosing 25 cents, to Mrs. Spears, 210 South Desplaines St., Chicago, Illinois. |